- Applied linguistics and sociolinguistics
- Second language acquisition (functional analysis; social approaches; task-based learning activity; theory)
- Language/literacy socialization in multilingual settings
- Academic discourse socialization
- Research methods (classroom research, case study, ethnography, discourse analysis, narrative research, task-based/activity research)
- Issues in the teaching & learning of English and other international languages (e.g., Mandarin, Japanese…)
- Pop culture and (language) education
- Integration of English language learners in high school, university, and society
- Multilingualism and work
- Sociocultural and sociopolitical aspects of language(s) in education
- Heritage and Indigenous language education, revitalization, learning, loss
- Language identities and ideologies in transnational, intercultural contexts